tagline

English

noun
Definitions
  • The punch line of a joke.
  • An advertising slogan.
  • (computing) A pithy quotation habitually appended to a signature in email, newsgroups, etc.
  • A line attached to a draft of cargo or a container to provide control and minimize pendulation of cargo during lifting operations.
  • A light rope attached to an object being hoisted by a crane, used to guide it while lifting or lowering.

Etymology

Compound from English tag (piece of markup, a piece of graffiti) + English line (figure, stated positions of a political religious group).

Origin

English

line

Gloss

figure, stated positions of a political religious group

Kanji

姿

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